Question concerning picking up/shipping a car

[kowalski]

Ship it...you lose 100 bucks for 24 hours of your time...and if something goes wrong on a long drive, you tow it anyway. AAA only goes 5 miles or something like that.

its all about the experience, there will be no pleasure in having it shipped. driving it back, he will be able to meet the guy hes buying it from, and have the pleasure of driving it back!

[e30Matt]

We are talking about getting the 318, right?

No, I couldn't get the money together in time to get the 318. This is the 325 listed on eBay, the red one with the euro bumpers and Alpinas.

[MR 325]

No, I couldn't get the money together in time to get the 318. This is the 325 listed on eBay, the red one with the euro bumpers and Alpinas.

Just as good!

Sorry the 318 didn't work out

[Digitalwave]

Definately hit up a road trip, I think you'd enjoy it and its a good way to get acquanted with your new car.

[Charlie]

Traffic, shitty weather and cops all over the place.

For the cost, I'd say ship it.

-Charlie

[SchnellerVert]

Fly up via Indepence Air or Southwest for under a $100, drive down and along the way have to gtg's to show off the new ride.

Edit: the negative about shipping it. It can take forever for the company to pick up and deliver it to you. Also make sure you have full replacement value. A friend of mine shipped his Audi A4 Avant via truck and it was on the bottom, well the car above had a leaking slushbox.

ATF eats paint, insurance company said we are not paying and shipper said we are not paying....Small claims are a bitch.

[turnofftheradio]

The fares for me and my friend to fly would be $251, because I can buy a ticket and get him a buddy pass as long as the flight isn't booked solid (I have multiple relatives that work with USAirways). The train fare would be $260ish and take twice as long, plus it'd be a damn train.

but, the train has a car full of boose. 7hr. party! plus the adventure. get out of the house for a bit. See where you car is from. I'd drive it back

[SchnellerVert]

Only negative is it's winter time now along the East Coast. There is a storm about to dump 4-6 more inches tonight. Hope it has good tires.

[turnofftheradio]

Only negative is it's winter time now along the East Coast. There is a storm about to dump 4-6 more inches tonight. Hope it has good tires.

good call, nothing would suck worse than r3v on the way home from picking it up. hurts to think about.

[e30Matt]

good call, nothing would suck worse than r3v on the way home from picking it up. hurts to think about.

Trust me, I'd go like 5mph and take a week to get home if it was that bad.